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Comment
. 2019 Sep 1;111(9):1000-1001.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz061.

Re: "Radiation Exposure From Pediatric CT Scans and Subsequent Cancer Risk in the Netherlands"

Daniel Wollschläger, Maria Blettner, Roman Pokora
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Re: "Radiation Exposure From Pediatric CT Scans and Subsequent Cancer Risk in the Netherlands"

Daniel Wollschläger et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. .
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